Clarins Open

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Open Clarins
Tournament information
Event nameTrophee Clarins
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1987
Editions7
LocationParis, France
CategoryWTA Tier V (1987–89)
WTA Tier IV (1990-92)
WTA 125 (2022–)
Surface Clay / outdoor
Draw32S / 8D / 8Q
Prize money$115,000
Current champions (2024)
Women's singlesFlag placeholder.svg Diana Shnaider
Women's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi

The Open Clarins is a WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1992. It was held in the Paris in France and played on the outdoor clay courts of the Racing Club de France. It was a Tier V tournament until 1989 and was subsequently promoted to Tier IV, raising prize money from $50,000 to $150,000. The tournament was named for the main sponsor, Clarins, the luxury French cosmetics company. It was replaced by the Open Gaz de France in 1993.

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In 2022, a WTA 125 tournament was introduced at the venue under its sponsored name, Trophee Lagardère, with a total financial commitment of $115,000.

Past finals (WTA Tour)

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1987 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sandra Wasserman 7–5, 6–1
1988 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sandra Wasserman 7–6(7–0), 6–2
1989 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Regina Rajchrtová 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
1990 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 6–3
1991 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui 6–0, 6–3
1992 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emanuela Zardo 6–2, 6–1
1993Discontinued (see Open Gaz de France)

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1987 Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1988 Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume
Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman
6–0, 6–2
1989 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman
Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
6–1, 6–1
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristin Godridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1991 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Zrubáková
Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume
Flag of France.svg Julie Halard
6–4, 6–4
1992 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum
7–5, 6–1
1993Discontinued (see Open Gaz de France)

Past finals (WTA 125)

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Claire Liu Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4
2023 Flag of France.svg Diane Parry Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally walkover
2024 Flag placeholder.svg Diana Shnaider Flag of the United States.svg Emma Navarro 6–2, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
2023 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag placeholder.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Flag of the United States.svg Alycia Parks
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [14–12]
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin
7–6(7–3), 4–6, [11–9]

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